2025 Golden Globes Winners

That's a wrap for the Golden Globes! Host Nikki Glaser actually killed it. Easily one of the best hosting jobs in recent memory. The only joke of hers that flopped was the Diddy one. I still wish there were less presenter banter but I will never get that wish. I also live "tweeted" on BlueSky for the first time instead of Twitter, which felt like the end of an era, but Musk really tanked that platform. I do miss it, though. There's so many great movie fans there.  I went 14/27 with my picks. Below is a list of winners + my thoughts!

BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

The Brutalist

A Complete Unknown

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Nickel Boys

September 5

Boy did I swing and miss with my "Globes are going to go crazy for Conclave" predictions. Brady Corbet ended his speech championing directors getting the final cut. It got an interesting reaction. I'm looking forward to seeing this, hopefully my theater gets it before the Oscars.

BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Anora

Challengers

Emilia Pérez

A Real Pain

The Substance

Wicked

Anora, you won in my heart.

BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTURE

Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez

Sean Baker – Anora

Edward Berger – Conclave

Brady Corbet – The Brutalist

Coralie Fargeat – The Substance

Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine As Light

Brady Corbet's cute little daughter was crying when he won and that was so sweet. After listening to the Next Best Picture podcast earlier this morning, I knew I should've chosen him as the winner. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

Pamela Anderson – The Last Showgirl

Angelina Jolie – Maria

Nicole Kidman – Babygirl

Tilda Swinton – The Room Next Door

Fernanda Torres – I’m Still Here

Kate Winslet – Lee

This was a huge shock! (though not really, because of the foreign voters) but still, I didn't clock it and you can tell she didn't expect it either. Cool win. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY

Amy Adams – Nightbitch

Cynthia Erivo – Wicked

Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez

Mikey Madison – Anora

Demi Moore – The Substance

Zendaya – Challengers

Love this win! Mikey got a huge cheer when they said her name, so I love that she's still very popular with everyone.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

Selena Gomez – Emilia Pérez

Ariana Grande – Wicked

Felicity Jones – The Brutalist

Margaret Qualley – The Substance

Isabella Rossellini – Conclave

Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez

I'm still crabby that she's winning for a LEAD performance but she was crying during her speech so I can't feel too bad. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA

Adrien Brody – The Brutalist

Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown

Daniel Craig – Queer

Colman Domingo – Sing Sing

Ralph Fiennes – Conclave

Sebastian Stan – The Apprentice

This surprised me because I thought Fiennes had this easily. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY

Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain

Hugh Grant – Heretic

Gabriel LaBelle – Saturday Night

Jesse Plemons – Kinds of Kindness

Glen Powell – Hit Man

Sebastian Stan – A Different Man

Is Stan more of a contender then we thought? Even though I was rooting for Eisenberg, I'm happy for him.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE

Yura Borisov – Anora

Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain

Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown

Guy Pearce – The Brutalist

Jeremy Strong – The Apprentice

Denzel Washington – Gladiator II

I loved him referencing his first Golden Globe nom for Igby Goes Down. He's still a co-lead, but he's likely going to sweep.

BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE

Anora

The Brutalist

Conclave

A Real Pain

Emilia Pérez

The Substance

I was starting to doubt myself with this pick but I actually got it right!

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTURE

The Brutalist

Challengers 

Conclave

Dune: Part Two

Emilia Pérez

The Wild Robot

Yes! I wanted them to win this so badly. Happy to be wrong here. 

BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE

“Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl

“Compress/Repress” – Challengers

“El Mal” – Emilia Pérez

“Forbidden Road” – Better Man

“Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot

“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez

I thought the new Emilia Perez songs might split votes, but I guess not. It is probably the best song in the film. 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED

Flow

Inside Out 2

Memoir of a Snail

Moana 2

Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

The Wild Robot 

Flow is really emerging as the new front runner, isn't it? Can't wait to see it. 

BEST MOTION PICTURE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE

All We Imagine As Light

Emilia Pérez

The Girl With the Needle

I’m Still Here

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Vermiglio

I was so underwhelmed by Emilia Perez that I forgot it's probably a lock for this category. I also had a moment where I was like "I forgot this film wasn't actually Mexican" (It's a French production) then I remembered everything about it and was like "nah, that tracks."

GOLDEN GLOBE FOR CINEMATIC & BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT

Alien: Romulus

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Deadpool & Wolverine

Gladiator II

Inside Out 2

Twisters

Wicked

The Wild Robot 

Vin Diesel presented this award and is truly the last person who should be explaining why it exists because I legit nodded off during his long ass explanation. He did start everything with saying "hey Dwayne" which made me laugh way harder than it should. 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

The Day Of The Jackal

The Diplomat

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Shōgun

Slow Horses

Squid Game

This was a no brainer. 

BEST TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY

Abbott Elementary

The Bear

The Gentlemen

Hacks

Nobody Wants This

Only Murders in the Building

Season 3 of this show was so great. Happy to see it winning. 

BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Baby Reindeer

Disclaimer

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

The Penguin

Ripley

True Detective: Night Country

I wish The Penguin could've gotten a win here, but again, I understand why Baby Reindeer is winning.

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

Kathy Bates – Matlock

Emma D’Arcy – House of the Dragon

Maya Erskine – Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Keira Knightley – Black Doves

Kerri Russell – The Diplomat

Anna Sawai – Shōgun

Sawai supremacy continues. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This

Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary

Ayo Edebiri – The Bear

Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building

Kathryn Hahn – Agatha All Along

Jean Smart – Hacks

The contrast of Jean winning, being all calm and collected after Zoe who absolutely lost her mind was hilarious. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer

Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country

Cristin Milioti – The Penguin

Sofia Vergara – Griselda

Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans

Kate Winslet – The Regime

For a split second I had hope for Cristin...then Jodie won just like I predicted. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA

Liza Colon-Zayas – The Bear

Hannah Einbinder – Hacks

Dakota Fanning – Ripley

Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer

Allison Janey – The Diplomat

Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country

Get it, crazy girl!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA

Donald Glover – Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Jake Gyllenhaal – Presumed Innocent

Gary Oldman – Slow Horses

Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal

Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun

Billy Bob Thornton – Land Man

So happy for Sanada!

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This

Ted Danson – A Man on the Inside

Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building

Jason Segal – Shrinking

Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building

Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

Yes Chef! He was not there to accept or save us from Jennifer Coolidge's' awkward as hell presentation of this category. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

Colin Farrell – The Penguin

Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer

Kevin Kline – Disclaimer

Cooper Koch – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow

Andrew Scott – Ripley

Holy shit! I love this so much. I'm shocked Gadd didn't win, especially after Jessica Gunning did. Farrell's speech was hysterical. 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA

Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun

Javier Bardem – Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Harrison Ford – Shrinking

Jack Lowden – Slow Horses

Diego Luna – La Máquina

Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear

This was the only place I thought Shogun was going to miss, so this was a big shocker for me. 

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION

Jamie Foxx – What Had Happened Was…

Nikki Glaser – Someday You’ll Die

Seth Meyers – Dad Man Walking

Adam Sandler – Love You

Ali Wong – Single Lady

Ramy Youssef – More Feelings

This one surprised me! I need to watch her special. 

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